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MR. W. W. SAUNDEES ON SOME WILD PEARS. 
fruit, that of var. 1 being elongate and truly pyriform, that of 
var. 2 being globular, pyriform, rounded at the base. Both varie- 
ties are found in this country apparently wild. 
Now looking to the wild pear-trees at Grreenings, it would 
appear that they vary much in the shape and character of their 
fruit ; but still the fruit ranges well under the characters given to 
that of Pyrus communis when divided into its two varieties, which 
correspond with the two divisions I have used in the descriptions 
of the fruit which I have given. As to the origin of the pear-tree 
in the Charlwood district, I have no facts to offer. Many of the 
trees are very old, being known as full-grown trees to some of the 
oldest inhabitants from their childhood. There are no old esta- 
blishments in the neighbourhood where the trees could have sprung 
from, the district being much covered with wood, and the farms 
small, with very poor homesteads. The soil seems favourable to 
the growth of the pear-tree, seeing the healthy appearance of the 
wild trees and of a considerable number of the cultivated varieties 
which I grow in my farm-garden at Grreenings. There are wild 
trees springing up in various places in the district, apparently 
from seed and from suckers from the roots of old trees. The 
latter method of increase is, however, uncommon. 
